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Dolly Parton performs Best Song nominee "Travelin' Thru" from "Transamerica" at the 78th Annual Academy Awards. (M. Caulfield / WireImage)

The Dolly song that can’t be forgotten

Coleman Spilde

Parton's anthem for "Transamerica" proves doing what’s right is a timeless endeavor

Brad Reinhart, Senior Hurricane Specialist, tracks Tropical Storm Arthur at the National Hurricane Center on June 17, 2026, in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Will Hurricane Dolly hit Mar-a-Lago?

Troy Farah

Probably not, but it’s understandable why so many people hope so

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speak at a press conference. June 11, 2025. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Will Dems waste a golden opportunity?

Brian Karem

Maybe it's time to focus on dumping Trump first, and working out their internal disputes later

A tarp and scaffolding covers the name of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on June 30, 2026. (Al Drago for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Trump's new Kennedy Center threat

Heather Digby Parton

The president's threat to demolish JFK's memorial feels predictable given his history

(Illustration by Salon / Getty Images / Beata Zawrzel / NurPhoto / Thomas Jackson)

The high cost of MAGA manhood

Amanda Marcotte

Masculinity on the right runs on consumption. Trump made the hallmarks of manhood pricier

Collage of found photos and vintage Girl Scout packaging (Illustration by Salon / Weston Biscuit Company / Bettmann / Getty Images)

Why the right is afraid of Girl Scouts

Ashlie D. Stevens

Behind the cookies and badges is a quietly radical idea: Girls should be curious about the world

Supporters of President Donald Trump fly a U.S. flag with a symbol from the group QAnon as they gather outside the U.S. Capitol January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

The long afterlife of QAnon

Matthew N. Hannah - The Conversation

Amid the U.S. war with Iran, some government officials have turned to QAnon for inspiration

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies during a hearing with the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Senator calls for probe of RFK's lies

Troy Farah

Meanwhile, Republican efforts to prosecute Dr. Anthony Fauci for contempt of Congress have hit a wall

HBO Max (Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

HBO Max is losing cred to vertical video

Coleman Spilde

The latest streamer to adopt short-form content is doing it all wrong

Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder in "Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma" (MUBI)

"Camp Miasma" made me want to date again

Kelly McClure

Jane Schoenbrun’s latest freak-matching film moved me to swear off swearing off love

Dolly Parton performs during halftime in the game between the Washington Commanders and the Dallas Cowboys on Nov. 23, 2023. (Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images)

No one can follow in Parton's footsteps

Alex Galbraith

Parton's outwardly apolitical, quietly radical balancing act can't be repeated in the social media age

President Donald Trump's supporters gather outside the Capitol building in Washington D.C. on January 06, 2021. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

MAGA learns the Big Lie is costly

Sophia Tesfaye

Dinesh D'Souza, James O'Keefe, Scott Presler and others face legal liability for election shenanigans

Cow and horse toy collage (Illustration by Salon / princessdlaf / Jorg Greuel / Getty Images)

Trump's mystery meat problem

Ashlie D. Stevens

Cheap mystery beef, wild mustangs and the strange consequences of an opaque food system

A bike rider is pictured as an excessive heat warning remains in effect a day after record-breaking temperatures from a historic heatwave throughout the region in Seattle, Washington on June 29, 2021. (JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images)

Real men don't bike? Nonsense

Jessica Kutz - The 19th

Inside the Trump administration's campaign to sell a vision of masculinity rooted in speed and strength

CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Donald Trump monitor U.S. military operations in Venezuela, from Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, on Saturday, January 3, 2026. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley via Getty Images)

CIA’s Moscow visit no big deal: Trump

Troy Farah

CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s mysterious trip was “semi-routine,” the president says

Tim Curry, 1974 (Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Tim Curry's devilish charm

Melanie McFarland

The actor, who died at 80, had a persuasive way of making wickedness look hot

Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson in "Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma" (MUBI)

"Camp Miasma" withers in metaphor Hell

Coleman Spilde

Jane Schoenbrun's third film honors and analyzes slashers — but skips the thesis

Dolly Parton performs onstage in Los Angeles, circa 1975. (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Dolly embodied Appalachia's best parts

Jason Kyle Howard

Stereotypes have long defined the region. Parton showed the world its true heart — and offered a challenge

indsay Clancy listens to testimony during her murder trial at Plymouth Superior Court on August 11, 2026. (Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Lindsay Clancy trial exposes MAGA lies

Amanda Marcotte

Why many right-wing men can't admit that postpartum disorders are real

Dolly Parton as Angel in "Christmas on the Square" (Courtesy of Netflix  © 2020)

Dolly Parton gave TV a special sparkle

Melanie McFarland

Her telegenic charm turned TV specials into hits — and made that love feel personal

Candace Owens speaks at the 2022 Conservative Political Action Conference (CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)

Millions of women trust Candace Owens

Mariel Padilla - The 19th

Millions of people tune in to the conservative commentator each week. Here's why they trust her

Dolly Parton performs during MusiCares Person of the Year, Feb. 8, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Rich Fury/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

Dolly Parton dead at 80

Andi Zeisler

Social media explodes in grief at passing of singer-songwriter, actor, philanthropist and absolute legend

Greg Dulli of The Afghan Whigs (David A. Smith/Getty Images)

Afghan Whigs don't sound like the '90s

Caryn Rose

On "Soft Control," Greg Dulli and the Afghan Whigs prove 40 years hasn't dulled their edge

Pasta with peppers, sausage and sun-dried tomato pesto (Gala Didebashvili / Getty Images)

The pasta that starts in the freezer

Ashlie D. Stevens

Smoky sausage, softened peppers and a glossy tomato-pesto sauce make this the kind of pasta weeknights deserve

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